Blog Post: Here's to the Night

Fernehalwes shows us what beauty befalls Gridania when the sun goes down and gives us a look at the biggest celestial body closest to us. How will moon phase affect Final Fantasy XIV? Dicsuss in the Zam Forums!

"Hello all!Fernehalwes here.

Now that we?ve finished tidying up after Yoshi-P?s little smash session with the Hammer of the Gods, I can finally bring you some screenshots from the new and improved Beta version.

As many of you may recall from the Alpha version walkthroughs released last month, we had yet to introduce the passing of time, so all the footage you saw took place in the day.

Our programmers, however, have been busy working behind the scenes, readying the realm for nightfall...and here?s an exclusive first look!

The Knot in Old Gridania:

The moon in her different phases:

Ah, but will facing north-by-northeast at 2:45 a.m. while the moon is a waning crescent result in a 27% increase in your chances to synthesize HQ mythril ingots!? That is real the question!